Medicine: In need of culture change

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 112-116

  Ward, S ^a   Outram, S ^b  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burnout; Harassment; Mental illness; Quality of life; Sustainable medical practice; Toxic medical culture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELLBEING; BURNOUT; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIANS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84969376973     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12954     Document Type: Article

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